Includes index.
Machine generated contents note: Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Part I. INTRODUCTION
i. What Is Parkinson's Disease? 3
2. Who Gets Parkinson's Disease? I8
Part II. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE
3. Early Symptoms 31
4. Moderate Parkinson's Disease 42
5. Advanced Parkinson's Disease 58
6. Behavioral Changes and Psychiatric Symptoms 73
7. Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease 85
Part III. DIAGNOSING PARKINSON'S DISEASE
8. How a Diagnosis Is Made 95
9. Types of Parkinsonism 108
10. Diagnosing Other Neurologic Problems 117 Part IV TREATMENT OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE
11. How the Brain Works and How Treatment Works 13I
12. Choosing the Correct Medications 143
13. Drug Therapies 156
14. Diet, Exercise, and Complementary and Alternative Therapies 186
15. Surgical Treatments 197
Part V OTHER ISSUES
16. Illness, Hospitalization, and Parkinson's Disease 213
17. Parkinson's Disease Research 219
18. Questions and Answers 230
Resources 243
Index 247.
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